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Analysts Foresee a Bitcoin ETF Offering by Charles Schwab – Trillions to Enter the Market?
29.1.2024
Charles Schwab, a financial giant with $8.5 trillion in assets, has analysts speculating about the possibility of the company entering the spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) market. While Charles Schwab currently offers third-party spot Bitcoin ETFs, analysts believe the company might...
Hong Kong Gets Spot-Bitcoin ETF Application, Stablecoin Interest From China’s Harvest Global: Reports
29.1.2024
Venture Smart Financial Holdings is also aiming for a spot-bitcoin ETF and is involved in the discussions about the stablecoin sandbox
Top Chinese Asset Manager Moves to Launch Bitcoin ETF in Hong Kong
29.1.2024
The Hong Kong subsidiary of Chinese asset management firm, Harvest Fund Management, applied for a spot Bitcoin ETF on Jan. 26. This marks the first submission of its kind in Hong Kong, Tencent News reported on Monday. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is said to be expediting approval...
Bitcoin ETF Spot will boost Web3 and GameFi sectors, says RACA
29.1.2024
Bitcoin ETF spot trading has emerged as a boom for blockchain gaming. Ever since its approval, the ETF has reignited the popularity of blockchain games. Yat Siu, the founder of Animoca Brands, recently discussed the same. USM or RACA also believes that the Bitcoin ETF will boost key sectors, such...
Bitcoin ETFs in and Around Asia After U.S. Approvals? Analysts Are Optimistic About Momentum
29.1.2024
The much-awaited approval of spot-bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) can give unprecedented momentum for similar regulatory approvals in and around Asia
Vanguard Says No to Bitcoin ETFs — Views Crypto as ‘Immature Asset Class’ With ‘No Inherent Economic Value’
29.1.2024
Financial giant Vanguard has explained why the firm does not make spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) available on its trading platform. A Vanguard executive stressed that cryptocurrency is “an immature asset class that has little history, no inherent economic value, no cash flow,...
Cloned Assets: An Ideal Tool for Bringing Liquidity to Non-Native Tokens on Solana, Says Evan Deutsch
28.1.2024
According to Evan Deutsch, a core contributor and co-inventor of Clone, cloned assets, perpetual contracts, and bridged tokens are two tools that can bring liquid spot markets to non-native assets on Solana. Deutsch, who is better known as Mark to many in the crypto space, cautions that the latter...
JPMorgan Sees Downward Pressure Easing for Bitcoin as Grayscale Profit-Taking Fades
28.1.2024
Global investment bank JPMorgan says that profit-taking from Grayscale’s bitcoin trust (GBTC) has largely happened already. “This would imply that most of the downward pressure on bitcoin from that channel should be largely behind us,” the bank’s analyst explained....
Analysts Suggest Financial Giant Charles Schwab Poised to Shake Up Bitcoin ETF Market With Potential Late Entry
27.1.2024
In the wake of a noteworthy 11-day period during which U.S.-centered spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) amassed a trading volume totaling $25.36 billion, discussions have emerged about the potential involvement of Charles Schwab, the American multinational financial services corporation....
BlackRock’s IBIT ETF Soars: Surpasses $2 Billion Market Cap in Crypto Milestone
27.1.2024
BlackRock’s Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) has achieved a significant milestone by surpassing $2 billion in assets under management (AUM) just two weeks after its launch on the Nasdaq. The ETF, known as the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), has seen its market capitalization reach $2.11...
$867 Million Erased — Grayscale’s GBTC Experiences Record 20,803 Bitcoin Reduction in 24 Hours
27.1.2024
Recent data from Grayscale’s GBTC spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund reveals a significant reduction in its holdings, with 20,803.83 bitcoin, valued at $867.98 million, being withdrawn from the fund’s reserves. This substantial outflow, occurring over the past 24 hours, marks the most...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Price Prediction as BTC Bounces 5% and ETH Pushes Past $2,200 – New Rally Starting?
27.1.2024
Bitcoin and Ethereum are charting a renewed path in the cryptocurrency markets, signaling a potential rally. On Saturday, Bitcoin saw a noteworthy rise, trading at $41,833, marking over 4% increase. The recent call for enhanced regulation by the chair of the CFTC, specifically targeting concerns...
SEC Delays Spot Ethereum ETF Decisions
27.1.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed its decisions on spot ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) proposed by Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, and Grayscale Investments. Grayscale is seeking to convert its existing Ethereum Trust into a spot ETF. Spot...
9 Newly Launched Bitcoin ETFs Amass 132,170 BTC With Blackrock and Fidelity Commanding 70% of Total Holdings
26.1.2024
At 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Friday, Grayscale’s GBTC reported a decrease of 10,871.56 bitcoin from its holdings compared to Thursday. In contrast, since its inception on Jan. 11, 2024, Blackrock’s IBIT has accumulated a total of 49,952.32 bitcoin worth $1.98 billion....
Ethereum Leads Weekly Altcoin Losses as Wider Market Sell-Off Continues
26.1.2024
The crypto market remains in the red zone with altcoins and pack leader Ethereum (ETH) posting losses two weeks after the approval of spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On-chain data shows the price of several crypto assets trading at monthly lows....
US SEC Delays Decision on Grayscale’s Spot ETH ETF Application
26.1.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) delayed its decision on an application by crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments to convert its Ethereum trust product into a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Thursday, as per a Reuters reported. A day before the US regulator had delayed...
SEC Chair Gensler Tempers Enthusiasm Over Ethereum ETF Applications
25.1.2024
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler has downplayed the possibility of Ethereum ETF applications being approved in the near future. In a media briefing on January 24th, Gensler clarified that the recent approval Bitcoin ETFs by the agency was exclusive to Bitcoin. This...
Spot Ether ETF Applications Decisions Delayed by SEC
25.1.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission delayed an application by Grayscale Investments to convert its Ethereum trust product into an exchange-traded fund (ETF), a day after pushing back a decision on an application from BlackRock to launch an ether ETF
Bitcoin Spot ETFs Witness Highest Single-Day Outflows as GBTC Continues to Bleed
25.1.2024
Bitcoin spot ETFs have experienced a significant net outflow of $159 million, marking the largest single-day total net outflow since their launch. Data from analytics platform Alpha shows that out of all the spot Bitcoin ETFs, Grayscale ETF (GBTC) has seen the most substantial net outflows, with...
Grayscale’s GBTC Offloads $527M in Bitcoin as Spot ETFs Record Lower Trading Volumes; Other Funds Continue BTC Accumulation
25.1.2024
Based on the latest data, the recently introduced spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced their lowest trading volume day since Jan. 11, 2024, recording roughly $1.28 billion in volume on Wednesday. Additionally, figures indicate that Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust GBTC...